Bankrol Hayden, “F**k Love” | Track Review 🎵

Rapper Bankrol Hayden has a ‘bone to pick’ with love on his short but sweet melodic rap single, “Fuck Love.”

“What? Make a love song, like about us, like, long distance.” That is how the blunt 🎵 “Fuck Love” commences.  When there’s an f-bomb in the title, the expectation is a lack of refinement.  That said, this brief 🎙 Bankrol Hayden single isn’t as ‘unrefined’ as you might expect. Sure, we prejudge it with that unapologetic title but honestly, it’s a chill, enjoyable melodic rap joint.

As you expect, love is the culprit here. Or, arguably, the lifestyle that Bankrol Hayden lives.  Regardless, they aren’t going to make it, period.  In the pre-chorus, Hayden highlights this: “So, I go away / We live miles part / We knew this from the start / So, I’ll go, can’t stay / I can’t change who you are / You knew this from the start.” Woo! That’s a lot! Of course, it leads to the tuneful chorus where that damning bomb is unleashed: “Fuck love, what’s love? Fuck love, enough.” By the second verse, Hayden is cussing like a sailor, spitting about the frustrations of love and their relationship. “I didn’t mean to give up when times are frustratin’,” he asserts, adding, “I’ve been doin’ me, I got a dream that I’ve been chasin’.” So, with the pursuit of fame, he’s been sacrificing love.  That’s a conundrum, indeed.

Final Thoughts 💭 

Despite his hardship with love, Bankrol Hayden gives listeners an enjoyable record.  Going in, admittedly, I prejudged it expecting something harder and perhaps, less sincere.  Ultimately, 🎵 “Fuck Love” is respectable and dare I say, a vibe. Is this a life changing melodic rap record? No, but it’s a worthwhile one all in all.  As Bankrol so elegantly puts it, “Fuck Love!”

🎙 Bankrol Hayden • 🎵 “Fuck Love” • 🏷 Atlantic • 🗓 4.8.22

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